Overview
- Oxford communications told reporters Moore did not submit his graduate thesis to the Bodleian Library, a customary step that has fueled questions about the document’s whereabouts.
- CBS anchor Norah O’Donnell asked Moore why Oxford lacks his thesis, and he affirmed his degree and integrity without explaining the missing thesis.
- Archival church records cited by the Washington Free Beacon show Moore’s great-grandfather formally transferred to Jamaica with no mention of Ku Klux Klan persecution, contradicting Moore’s family account.
- Moore and his team characterize the great‑grandfather story as oral family history and accuse critics of bias, and Moore posted on X that the outlet should ask the KKK about its history.
- Reporting also highlights discrepancies in Moore’s Oxford details on a 2006 White House fellowship application, including the listed degree title and graduation dates versus a later degree confirmation.